“This seclusion of the artist with his work, sometimes misconceived as a selfish thing, is in truth as needful a tool as any, if a vision is to be made clear to others. And all the men I have known do creative work obtained it; either mechanically, by the walls of a workroom, or by that withdrawal into themselves which is part of their power.” IfsMenMadeSometimesArtistKnownVisionCreativeClearHe ManWallToolsSelfishCreative WorkWithdrawalSeclusion Author:Georgiana Burne-Jones
“The men who carry their points do not need to inquire of their constituents what they should say, but are themselves the country which they represent: nowhere are its emotions or opinions so instant and so true as in them; nowhere so pure from a selfish infusion.” MenNeedsShouldCountryPoliticsEmotionOpinionHe ManPureSelfishInstantConstituentsInfusion Book:Essays, lectures and orations Source: Essays, lectures and orations
“These are uncertain times. We cannot be content to rest on yesterday's laurels. These are times when we must strengthen rather than let down those standards which have stood in such good stead in crises that are past. Baseball cannot be selfish, or irresponsible, or lax. Neither can the men who operate it.” MenPastHe ManStandardsBaseballCrisisSelfishYesterdayUncertainIrresponsibleLaurelsBeing SelfishLet DownLaxUncertain Times Author:Branch Rickey